Sunday, December 12, 2010

American Cheeseburger + Bukkake Boys - Split 7"

Label: Vinyl RitesYear: 2009

A few days ago a friend and I started talking about going to see Brutal Truth as they were coming threw Atlanta shortly. We both were talking about how long it had been since we had seen the band (turns out we both saw them last in the Need For Control era, me at a CMJ showcase in NYC with Buzzoven, and him at the Masquerade here in Atlanta [where all good metal shows used to go down]), and just how fun it would be to spazz out to their music ago. Fast forward a few days, and that same friend and I are out with our wives drinking some beers at a pizza place directly across the street from the venue Brutal Truth is slated to play...that very night. Oops. We spaced out on the date and forgot. Only conciliation was that American Cheeseburger were also playing the show, so I called my buddy in the band who came over the pizza place to hang out for a little while. As per usual, it is always a blast to catch up with Jason Griffin, he and I lived together for awhile, and used to play in a couple bands together, and he's an all-around righteous dude. We talked about American Cheeseburger for a little bit, and he mentioned the Bukkake Boys as it turned out there was a Bukkake Boy actually working in the pizza place at that exact moment. Talk about serendipity!That was just too much! I asked Jason if he would mind me posting the American Cheeseburger/Bukkake Boys split to celebrate this magnificent evening, and he was all for it. So here it is.American Cheeseburger are fast and furious hardcore in the grand tradition of fast and furious hardcore (think Citizens Arrest), and they do it better than most. Their records rule because they come at you really fast, and before you know what's happened, they're gone, and you're left there scratching your head wondering what fucking freight train just ran you over. Bukkake Boys are the best hardcore band in Atlanta right now, which I guess isn't say that much, so let me rephrase that; they are one of the top 3 BANDS in Atlanta right now. They are fast, not as fast as Cheeseburger, they are rough, the are gnarly, and they are fucking great (think Reagan Youth). Like all the best hardcore bands of the first wave of hardcore, Bukkake Boys manage to sneak subtle melodies and catchy hooks into the wall of distortion, making their songs memorable and infinitely more listenable than some lame metallic hardcore, or grindcore, or whatever. I will get around to posting more from both of these bands in the future, but for now enjoy this funky 'lil platter.Also, in case you were wondering, no, we did not venture in to see Brutal Truth, and the next morning I awoke to a text message from Jason saying that Brutal Truth "played too long", so I would like to think I didn't miss any epic show or anything. I'm sure I did, but let's just all pretend I didn't, ok?